King James Version
“These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.”
Genesis 34:21 · KJV
And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.
And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.
Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.
KJV Study — Public Domain
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“with”
H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
“us therefore let them dwell”
H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
“and trade”
H5503to travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitate
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“behold it is large”
H7342roomy, in any (or every) direction, literally or figuratively
“enough”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“for them”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“their daughters”
H1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“their daughters”
H1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
“and let us give”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
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